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Start-ups let fans sell music online

August 16, 2005 Hoping that listeners can best market their favorite songs, companies let anyone be an iTunes. TAGS: song, fan, e-commerce, retailer, artist, store, start-up, music, Apple iTunes

Where did the music industry go so wrong?

March 15, 2007 Nimbit CEO Patrick Faucher explains why the big labels need to rethink their changing role in light of tech-driven shifts. TAGS: artist, entrepreneur, MySpace, brand, music

Goodbye songs, hello videos

October 28, 2005 CNET's Eliot Van Buskirk explains why music and video are currently undergoing another unholy intermingling. TAGS: artist, label, song, contract, album, form, music, video, situation, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod

Pandora's music box inspires fans

July 20, 2006 Internet radio service gathers listeners as founder tours the U.S. meeting music lovers. Images: Listening in on Pandora TAGS: Tim Westergren, song, founder, town, music, artist, radio, CD

YouTube conundrum for vintage acts

September 14, 2007 The video site is proving a thorn in the side of older, well-known musical artists, from Prince to the Village People. TAGS: YouTube, Nazi, artist, mashup, song, music, fan, Google Inc., video

Prince: The artist who formerly liked the Internet

November 13, 2007 Once considered a pioneer in online music distribution, the musician has since turned testy about fan sites and file-sharing networks. What happened? TAGS: Lars Ulrich, file-sharing network, musician, artist, file-sharing, album, music, America, U.K., president

This week in digital music

August 26, 2005 Warner Music Group is creating a new music-distribution mechanism that will rely on digital downloads instead of compact discs. TAGS: Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., Warner Music Group Corp., digital music, programming, artist, song, podcast, music, CD

Singer breaking from Net to mainstream

April 22, 2005 Songwriter Geoff Byrd has used the Web to kick-start his music career. But the rest is still old-fashioned hard work. TAGS: Portland, GarageBand, radio, artist, music

When rockers cut ties from labels

November 2, 2007 Services like Musicane oversee digital sales, marketing, and other chores for bands that drop a record label. But do they make sense for everyone? TAGS: Snocap, label, artist, customer service, music

T-Mobile, EMI test ad-supported video service

September 11, 2006 Mobile operator teams with European record label for service that lets consumers watch music videos on cell phones. TAGS: EMI Group Plc., video service, SpiralFrog, T-Mobile, mobile operator, U.K., mobile phone, artist, handset, music, video, cell phone

Chuck D maps music's Net future

March 9, 1999 The outspoken rapper, who started his own production company, describes the synergy between online music distribution and MP3 and the rap and hip-hop scene. TAGS: album, venture, contract, radio, artist, music, song, MP3

Mixing music and SMS to get out the vote

March 10, 2006 Advocacy group will use text-messaging campaign promoted at concerts to register young voters. Photos: Celebrating at Icon Awards TAGS: SMS, concert, musician, venture capital, campaign, artist, San Francisco, cell phone, music

Musicians, songwriters: P2P ruling rocks

June 27, 2005 Downloaders may cringe about the Grokster ruling, but it resonates with artists, many of whom say swappers have hurt their business. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., songwriter, musician, P2P, artist, decision, music, radio, CD

MP3tunes.com shuns digital rights management

February 9, 2005 Michael Robertson, MP3.com's outspoken founder, turns on his latest creation: a music download service that focuses on unsigned artists. TAGS: MP3tunes, MP3.com Inc., Linspire, digital music, Linux software, digital-rights management, online music, artist, Apple iTunes, Linux, CEO, MP3 player, music, MP3, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp.
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